Republican senator Lindsey Graham’s remark that there weren’t enough “angry white guys” to bring Republicans to power seemed prophetic in the light of President Barack Obama’s victory.

A decline in the number of white voters and a surge in voters from ethnic minorities and women helped Obama on election night. Ohio, one of the key battleground states, was captured in part through a rise in turnout among African-Americans, who voted overwhelmingly for Obama. Back in August, Graham had said: “The demographics race we’re losing badly. We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

This year is likely to be the first in recent history when the majority of babies born in the U.S. are born to families from an “ethnic minority” background. That demographic shift is already being felt at polling stations – 72 percent of those who cast their vote this year were white, down from 74 percent in 2008, according to exit polls by the Associated Press. The Republican Party’s dominance of the white vote has persisted since President Richard Nixon won the votes of white voters in the Southern U.S. through the ‘Southern Strategy.’

The Republican Party has tried to make the point that it is not just the party of white voters, via high-profile speeches at the GOP convention from Republicans of an ethnic minority background, but early signs are that it has failed to convert voters.

Racial minorities made up 45 percent of those who voted for Obama, and he made gains among Hispanic and Asian-American voters this time round, according to AP exit polls. His strength with Hispanic voters, who made up an estimated 10 percent of all votes cast this year, up from 9 percent in 2008, is particularly striking, with 71 percent of the Hispanic vote to Romney’s 27 percent.

In contrast, Romney had a 20 percentage point lead in the white vote.

Women voters have also been turned off by a number of high-profile misfires on the subject of rape and abortion. Two Republicans, Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, lost out in their race to become Senators on Tuesday. Akin had claimed that women couldn’t get pregnant from “legitimate rape,” though he later backtracked on those comments. Mourdock had said that pregnancy resulting from rape was “something God intends to happen.”

But repudiation of those remarks didn’t stop them from lingering. Exit polls from the AP suggested that Obama led by 11 percentage points in the female vote.

Actually the 47 million on food stamps and free cell phones who don't want to lose there meal ticket, the balance are children of liberal public schools that have zero knowledge of our capitalist system. Low class breeds low class or in this case votes it in office.

Back in August, Graham had said: “The demographics race we’re losing badly. We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

Probably the smartest thing ever uttered by this little twit. IF you are conservative and white - thats it. You are toast. We no longer have a voice. You can say that O and R were the same, but they are not. Minorities now have the continued upper hand and likely will for decades to come. It will be the sheep being led by the sheep.

Whites cowered under them when they screamed racism, and continue to do so today. I seriously doubt Repubs will continue to have majority in any house from here on out and I highly doubt we will ever have another Repub President again. Third party? It's a delusion. I don't see it happening as long as minorities continue to get their freebies. Nothing but either a civil war II or secession will change this.

IMO Repubs would be wise to focus on values and/or policies which they can say that they share with the 99%.

Support for family and extended family night be one thing. Warning people - regardless of race or ethnicity - that illegals will undercut all Americans children and grandchildren for jobs is another. Making a case for being trustworthy could be another - if they in fact can point to examples.

Repubs should probably not go heavy on cutting people off government-run programs. If, for example, Americans or legal residents are using food stamps, it's probably because they need help putting food on the table at a time when our middle class is declining.

Better to stress putting American resources at the service of Americans - and legal residents.
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